Amusement device.



C. P. NEATS...

AMUSEMENT DEVICE.

APPLICATION man APR. 1s. 1911.

Patented'Mar. 19,1918.

WIT/VESSES @wf/M( and has for'an objecttheprovision of "anV blow.

unirsi) srATEs PATE CLARENCE r. NnATsror'EAsT'oRANGE; NEW'JERSEY. y,j I

170702310150112 t may concern." A' Y' Be it' known that I, CLARENCE P.Nnafrs,

a citizen Vofthe United States'and a resident of'East Grange, Vinthevcounty of Essex and State ofNew Jersey, haveinvented a'v new andimproved Amusement Device, of which the following is a full, clear,` andexact description. v f g This invention relates toamusement'de-v vicesand particularly toia projecting device,

improved constructionwhereby a ball may be projected by airpressure to adistance proportionate to the power exerted by they Another'obj'ect inview is `to` provide va projecting device in which a ball is arranged ata convenientfpoint and means enacting therewith for quickly compressingair be# neath'the ball so as to cause the same to be projected.

A further object in View is to provide'van Q amusementdevice which maybemovedfrom *placel to place and struck by a mallet for causing a quicksupply of air under pressure arranged tofact on a ball 'or otherprojectile forcausing the same to be moved through the'air. ,Y i

In. the accompanying drawing:

Figure 1 is a longitudinal A.vertical section through a deviceembodyingthe invention.V

Fig. 2 is an vedge view of the structure shown in Fig. 1. f

F ig. 3 is a detail fragmentary sectional view of a slightly modiiedform of the in` Vention.

Referring to the accompanying drawing by numerals, 1 indicates a basewhich may be ofl any material, as for instance, cast material, said basebeing formed with a lug 2; forfcentering the spring 3 and with anupstanding internally threaded collar 4 merging into/lug 5. VLug fisprovided with a threaded opening for-receivingone end of thepipe 6 whichis threaded therein and also into a cup or container 7. which cup isintended to receive a projectile, as for instance, the rubber ball 8.vIn order to allow the ball to move `directly out of the cup the` walls 9are formed straight, or, rather, the interior of the cup is tubular fora short distance, merging into a curved bottom and a curved dischargemouth 10.'` v

The threaded upstandin g collar 4 accommodates a tubular member 1l whichis threaded i therein, said tubular member being ofrany Specification ofLettersrrratent. Patente Applicationleaaprn1e,1317. senaiNb. 162;.328. Yy

Mar. 19,1918.

desiredV length and VVformed with the uppery end. turned V over',k at`12 for engaging` the" shoulder',l3;.ofthe piston 14; "The lpiston 14 ismade from any suitable material, vas

for instance, wood, Yand ispreferably formed integral with the rod 15which receives the blow of the mallet or hammer 16 when the device isfinuse. Thepiston14 is provided with an annular socket`17 foraccommodatingfthe upper endiof spring 3 whereby when the` piston *14V isforced downwardlythe g -f spring will be compressed or nested 1n theVsocket 17. A washer 18 isprovided, said washer being held in place byany' suitable means, as for instance, ring, 19,7whereby whenv a personstrikes the piston rodl 15 by the ymalletV or hammer 16 the piston 14will be moved downwardly quickly7 lagainst the Y action of spring 3 and,consequently willy compress the air in the tube 1l and in pipe 6. Itwill Ybecunderstood that `the pressure .will vary with the force oftheblow and the speedy thereof.V If thepiston is `forced down quickly tothe bottom ofthe tube 11 a very high pressure will be produced in pipe 6and beneath the projectile or ball V8, whereout ofthe cupciablevdistance. Y

If' the parts are arranged as shown in'Fig.

Tandprojected to an appre# 1 the ball will be projecteddirectly 'up-Vupon the projectile or ball will be forcedv wardly, but if the cup Aisarranged -at an angle,`as shown in dotted lines-in Fig. 2,

-the ball will be proiectedupwardly atfa angle from the vertical.,`Preferably `the ball V6 is of such a size as to snugly fit the cupand,in fact, stick to a certain extentthereinby` "reason of the pressureagainst the Ywalls of the cup soas to give the pistonV 14 a chance tocompress the air in back of the ball. 'Also, theball is preferablyhollow in order i to produce reasonable lightness and a strucf tureVwhich mayl be pressed with consider-y able force into the cupand whichmav be discharged therefrom more or lessV easilv.

piston 14. This structure is preferably used in devices of considerablesize while the toy shown in Fig'lis preferably designed for smallchildren and by reason ofthe structure is substantially fool-proof.

lVhat I claim is:

1. An amusement device comprising "a `projectile receiving container, atube acting as acylinder, means for providing a kcommunication betweenthe bottom of' the container and thetube, said means supporting thecontainer, a piston arranged in said tube, said piston being formedVwith a proj ectionextendirg to a point eXteriorly of the tubewherebywhen the piston is forced base,a tubular member connected with .said Y jbase, a piston arranged in said tubular member, afspring normallyholding said piston in anelevated position, a projectile receivingcontainer, an adjustable means 'ornr ing apassageway between the bottomof the container and the bottom of the tubular member, said adjustablemeans acting as a support for the container Wherebythe container may besupported in dilerent positions causing the projectile toz movetherefrom at'difl'erentangles.

3. An amusement device comprising Va container for receiving a ball, atubular member extending from saidcontainer, a base formed with anupstanding sleeve, the interiork of the sleeve being in communicationwith said tubular member, a cylinder connectedwith said tube and vheldin place by said sleeve, a piston arranged in .said cylinder with a rodextending therefrom, and a springengaging said piston and said basewhereby when said rod and piston are moved quickly downwardly air willbe compressed beneath saidball for'projecting the` ball from thecontainer and said spring will be compressed preparatory toautomatically returning the piston and rod so released.

4. Anamusement device of the character described, comprising a containerand a tube or cylinder' arranged normally substantially parallel,atubular member connecting the bottom of lsaid tube and said container,said tubular member being formed with threads whereby the saine isconnected with thecontainer and at the same time vpermits an adjustmentot' the'container so astobepointed atditferent angles with respect tosaid tube, means for'compressing the air` in said tube, and a spring formoving the parts back to their former position.

5. An amusement device, comprising a base, a tubular member connectedwith said base, a container in communication with thebottom ot thetubular member, said container being adj ustably positioned so as topoint in a plurality ot directions, a piston arranged in said tube, saidpiston being adapted to compress the air in the tube for projecting anarticle in said container, and a spring acting on said piston forreturning the piston to its normal position when moved therefrom.

@..n amusement device, comprising a.

tubular member, a container for receiving a ball, hollow `meansconnecting the `bottom ot said tube and said container, a 4pistonarranged in said tubular member, said piston being formed with anannularsocket, and a spring with one end extending into said socket forvresiliently holding said piston 'in a vgiven position, said socketaccommodating said spring when the spring is compressed. Y

vCLARENCE r, NEL-trs'.

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